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We found 47 communities that share the name Garfield.
There is one other community in Idaho which is also named Garfield.
Beyond Idaho, we know of another 46 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 46 communities, 45 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
Communities Located In Idaho ...
Bonner County
This Garfield is located in Bonner County and lies 380 miles [611.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Garfield that is located in Jefferson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bonner County community of Garfield.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Arkansas
Benton County
This Garfield is located in Benton County and lies 1,068 miles [1,718.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Garfield that is located in Jefferson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benton County community of Garfield.
California
Fresno County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Garfield [Fresno County].
Kern County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Garfield [Kern County].
Colorado
Chaffee County
This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Garfield [Chaffee County].
Florida
Volusia County
This community is historic<3> and although located in Volusia County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Volusia County community of Garfield.
Georgia
Emanuel County
This Garfield is located in Emanuel County and lies 1,777 miles [2,859.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Garfield that is located in Jefferson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Emanuel County community of Garfield.
Illinois
La Salle County
This Garfield is located in La Salle County and lies 1,183 miles [1,903.9 km]<1> to the east of the Garfield that is located in Jefferson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the La Salle County community of Garfield.
Indiana
Marion County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Garfield [Marion County].
Montgomery County
This Garfield is located in Montgomery County and lies 1,310 miles [2,108.2 km]<1> to the east of the Garfield that is located in Jefferson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Garfield.
Iowa
Appanoose County
This Garfield is located in Appanoose County and lies 987 miles [1,588.4 km]<1> to the east of the Garfield that is located in Jefferson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Appanoose County community of Garfield.
Kansas
Barton County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Garfield [Barton County].
Crawford County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Garfield [Crawford County].
Pawnee County
This Garfield is located in Pawnee County and lies 765 miles [1,231.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Garfield that is located in Jefferson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pawnee County community of Garfield.
Kentucky
Breckinridge County
This Garfield is located in Breckinridge County and lies 1,393 miles [2,241.8 km]<1> to the east of the Garfield that is located in Jefferson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Breckinridge County community of Garfield.
Louisiana
Caddo Parish
This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Garfield [Caddo Parish].
Maine
Aroostook County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maine community of Garfield [Aroostook County].
Maryland
Frederick County
This Garfield is located in Frederick County and lies 1,786 miles [2,874.3 km]<1> to the east of the Garfield that is located in Jefferson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Garfield.
Michigan
Saginaw County
This Garfield is located in Saginaw County and lies 1,387 miles [2,232.2 km]<1> to the east of the Garfield that is located in Jefferson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saginaw County community of Garfield.
Wayne County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Garfield [Wayne County].
Minnesota
Douglas County
This Garfield is located in Douglas County and lies 821 miles [1,321.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Garfield that is located in Jefferson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Garfield.
Missouri
Oregon County
This Garfield is located in Oregon County and lies 1,189 miles [1,913.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Garfield that is located in Jefferson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oregon County community of Garfield.
Nebraska
Lincoln County
This community is historic<3> and although located in Lincoln County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Garfield.
Nevada
Mineral County
This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Garfield [Mineral County].
New Jersey
Bergen County
This Garfield is located in Bergen County and lies 1,926 miles [3,099.6 km]<1> to the east of the Garfield that is located in Jefferson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bergen County community of Garfield.
New Mexico
Dona Ana County
This Garfield is located in Dona Ana County and lies 792 miles [1,274.6 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Garfield that is located in Jefferson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dona Ana County community of Garfield.
New York
Rensselaer County
This Garfield is located in Rensselaer County and lies 1,928 miles [3,102.8 km]<1> to the east of the Garfield that is located in Jefferson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rensselaer County community of Garfield.
North Carolina
Rowan County
This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Garfield [Rowan County].
North Dakota
Garfield #1
This community is historic<3> and we have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for Garfield.
Ohio
Jackson County
This Garfield is located in Jackson County and lies 1,543 miles [2,483.2 km]<1> to the east of the Garfield that is located in Jefferson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Garfield.
Mahoning County
This Garfield is located in Mahoning County and lies 1,585 miles [2,550.8 km] to the east of the Garfield that is located in Jefferson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mahoning County community of Garfield.
Ontario
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Garfield.
Oregon
Clackamas County
This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Garfield [Clackamas County].
Pennsylvania
Allegheny County
This Garfield is located in Allegheny County and lies 1,646 miles [2,649 km]<1> to the east of the Garfield that is located in Jefferson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Garfield.
Berks County
This Garfield is located in Berks County and lies 1,841 miles [2,962.8 km] to the east of the Garfield that is located in Jefferson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berks County community of Garfield.
Warren County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Garfield [Warren County].
Prince Edward Island
This Garfield lies 2,371 miles [3,815.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Garfield that is located in Jefferson County.
Tennessee
Benton County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Garfield [Benton County].
Texas
DeWitt County
This Garfield is located in DeWitt County and lies 1,280 miles [2,060 km]<1> to the southeast of the Garfield that is located in Jefferson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeWitt County community of Garfield.
Galveston County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Garfield [Galveston County].
Travis County
This Garfield is located in Travis County and lies 1,218 miles [1,960.2 km] to the southeast of the Garfield that is located in Jefferson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Travis County community of Garfield.
Utah
Salt Lake County
This Garfield is located in Salt Lake County and lies 201 miles [323.5 km]<1> to the south of the Garfield that is located in Jefferson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Garfield.
Vermont
Lamoille County
This Garfield is located in Lamoille County and lies 1,936 miles [3,115.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Garfield that is located in Jefferson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lamoille County community of Garfield.
Virginia
Fairfax County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Garfield [Fairfax County].
Washington
Whitman County
This Garfield is located in Whitman County and lies 342 miles [550.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Garfield that is located in Jefferson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Whitman County community of Garfield.
West Virginia
Jackson County
This Garfield is located in Jackson County and lies 1,601 miles [2,576.6 km]<1> to the east of the Garfield that is located in Jefferson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Garfield.
Wisconsin
Portage County
This Garfield is located in Portage County and lies 1,122 miles [1,805.7 km]<1> to the east of the Garfield that is located in Jefferson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Portage County community of Garfield.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Garfield ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Garfield to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Garfield and extending to:
Boise City, which is the State Capital of Idaho, lies 211 miles [339.6 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Garfield to Boise City, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,828 miles [2,941.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 72 days and walking would take 104 days.
The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,825 miles [10,983.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,594 miles [12,221.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,593 miles [9,001.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Garfield) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Garfield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.6352, Longitude: -111.9639 In this case, the coordinates for Garfield have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>
If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Garfield could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>
We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Garfield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>
The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>
While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>
While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<7>
The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Garfield to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 332.222 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 332.081 degrees.
<10>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.564 degrees.